Short description
- Opens a DCL dialog to filter layout names with wildcards and quickly switch the current tab to the selected match.
- Includes optional preview switching while browsing and remembers the last used filter pattern across runs.

Command:
- Command: GoToLayout
Description:
- Builds a unique temporary DCL file each run and launches a dialog titled Go To Layout with a filter edit box and a matches list.
- Reads available tabs from layoutlist and explicitly includes Model so both model and paper-space tabs can be targeted.
- Filters using case-insensitive wcmatch against the user pattern, treating an empty pattern as *, and sorts matches case-insensitively for predictable navigation.
- Provides browsing controls: selecting a list item or using < Prev and Next > updates the highlighted match, with wrap-around at the ends.
- When Preview switch while browsing is enabled, the routine switches CTAB live as the selection changes; OK finalizes the selection, Cancel restores the original tab.
Helper function: (if any)
- _gtl:temp-dcl-path generates a unique temp DCL filepath in the TEMP directory for each run.
- _gtl:write-dcl writes the dialog definition to the temp file, including filter input, preview toggle, count text, match list, and navigation buttons.
- _gtl:layouts-raw returns layout names and adds Model so it is included in the match set.
- _gtl:sort-ci sorts strings case-insensitively for consistent ordering.
- _gtl:filter-layouts filters layout names using case-insensitive wcmatch; empty filter becomes *.
- _gtl:fill-list fills the matches list box with the current filtered list.
- gtl:_set-ctab-if-preview switches CTAB to the currently indexed match when preview is enabled.
- gtl:update rebuilds matches when the pattern changes, updates the count label, selects the first match, and enables or disables OK and navigation depending on whether any matches exist.
- gtl:on-list updates the current index from the list selection and triggers preview switching if enabled.
- gtl:prev and gtl:next navigate the match list with wrap-around and trigger preview switching if enabled.
- c:GoToLayout manages dialog lifecycle, stores the original tab, persists the last pattern, and applies or restores CTAB based on OK or Cancel.
Functionalities:
- Wildcard filter input supporting * and ? to quickly narrow layout names.
- Case-insensitive matching and sorting for reliable results regardless of layout name casing.
- Preview toggle that can switch CTAB live as the user browses matches.
- Navigation buttons < Prev and Next > with wrap-around to cycle through matches efficiently.
- Automatic enabling and disabling of OK and navigation when zero layouts match the filter pattern.
- Remembers the last used pattern in a global variable so subsequent runs start with the previous filter.
- Restores the original tab on cancel or dialog close for safe browsing workflows.
Result:
- On OK, switches CTAB to the selected layout or Model tab and prints a confirmation line.
- If no matches exist, OK is disabled and the command prevents switching; if reached defensively, the routine restores the original tab and reports no matches.
- On Cancel or close, restores the original tab and prints Cancelled. Original tab restored.
- Always unloads the dialog and deletes the temporary DCL file after the dialog closes.
- If the DCL file cannot be written or the dialog cannot be loaded, prints an error message and exits without changing tabs.
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